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Samuel Sydney Fullbrook
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Samuel Sydney Fullbrook
- Girl Cleaning Fish
- signed with initial; also signed and titled on the reverse
- oil on canvasboard
- 30.5 by 30cm.; 12 by 11¾in.
Provenance
Australian Galleries, Melbourne
Condition
The canvasboard appears sound. There is a small fleck of white pigment in the upper left corner. There are several small, old restorations to the upper edge, and one further instance to the hand of the figure. There is some light surface dirt in places and several small scattered flyspots. Subject to the above the work is in good overall condition.
Inspection under ultra violet light reveals the existence of the old restorations, but no further fluorescence.
The work is held in a simple wooden frame.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present lot.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Sam Fullbrook was born in Sydney in 1922. At the age of 15 he moved to rural New South Wales, and embarked upon a lifelong and wild relationship with the land; working as a stockman, timber feller and horse whisperer. Following service in the ANZAC forces during the Second World War he enrolled at the Victoria National Gallery School of Art. Fullbrook went on to win two prestigious national awards, the Wynne Prize for landscape painting twice (1963, 1964), and the Archibald Prize for portraiture once (1974). Described as being the “last of the bushman painters”, Fullbrook’s work has a deeply spiritual connection to the landscape, and his colourist style was readily influenced by the world around him, as in the present work.